Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!mx04.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Chris Hughes Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.misc Subject: Re: Android email and Pluto Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 18:43:00 +0100 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 55 Message-ID: <2bc6bcbf52.chris@o2.co.uk> References: <52bf0c4b94dave@davenoise.co.uk> <52bf123436see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> <551725bf52.martin@blueyonder.co.uk> <52bf7f71c5bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> <920082bf52.chris@o2.co.uk> <52bf8cd395bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> Injection-Info: mx04.eternal-september.org; posting-host="72f3d53b29c6da86193fe64482fc2173"; logging-data="13846"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19aV69ejlatQa0V7hXgH/JlB3Q8DxfB50Y=" User-Agent: Messenger-Pro/6.06 (MsgServe/6.04S) (RISC-OS/5.19) NewsHound/v1.50-32 X-Editor: EmailEdit 6.00 Cancel-Lock: sha1:gZQc4RhnF5FQBoN+qK4SFogweDs= Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.acorn.misc:6098 In message <52bf8cd395bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> Bob Latham wrote: > In article <920082bf52.chris@o2.co.uk>, > Chris Hughes wrote: >> In message <52bf7f71c5bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> >> Bob Latham wrote: >>> After using Pluto for years I tried MessengerPro. For me, it was a >>> step back in time to the Newsbase/TTFN days. Nothing like Pluto's >>> flexibility. >> Because Pluto is a text database (which happens to have had added an >> email facility added), whereas Messenger Pro is a real email client. > Are you suggesting Pluto isn't? Read what I said, not your imaged version. >> Only one of the two is currently still developed, > Really? Are you sure? I wouldn't be if I were you. Yes. Unless you are telling us Pluo is having major updates done, now and are actually being release. Recompiling for ARmv7 is not a major update. >> so these type of issues that Russell and others have are going to >> increase. > Could be. >>> Used it, torn my hair out with it, gone back to Pluto. >> Maybe because you were trying to force Messenger pro to be a "Pluto 2", >> rather then keeping Pluto as your archive and setting up Messenger Pro >> as intended. > It can't organise things nicely, simple as that. Because Pluto is a different beast, its designed as a text database rather then as a email client. Messenger Pro can organise things very nicely thank you. But not in the same way. >> But its your choice and you have to live with the problems. > Indeed, but I've been spoilt by something better. Is it really "better" if it has all these reported issues. -- Chris Hughes